History Music / TwoPM

* UsefulNotes/BeerCommercials: Chansung and Junho were left out during the Cass Beer promotions because they were still underage during the time of filming.

** Chansung – [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Banana (Channana)]]

--> '''Jun. K:''' I was surprised was he said “Junsu from 2PM”. [[SkewedPriorities My name has changed to Jun. K.]] It’s been three years since my name was changed. I was surprised.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** Minjun can be romanized as Minjoon; Junsu as Joonsu/Joonsoo/Junsoo; Junho as Joonho.
** Taecyeon can be spelled as Taecyon, Taekyeon, and Taekyon. Taekyeon is used in 2PM Show while Taek is used in Wild Bunny. He uses Taec Yeon when spelling his name in English, and it's also how it's spelled in one of his yearbooks.
** Nichkhun’s name is hard to spell, resulting into Nickhun, Nikchun, Nickun, Nichun, and other variants. And his last name Horvejkul…
** Wooyoung's name can be spelled as Wuyeong/Ooyeong/Uyeong. His name is sometimes misspelled as Wooyong or Wooyung.
** There’s also Chansung/Chanseong.
** Jaebeom or Jaebum? He eventually settles with [[TakeAThirdOption Jaybum]].
** In official material and in shows, the names are spelled as Minjun, Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho, Chansung, and Jaebeom.

* {{Bishonen}}: The reason they debuted as “beastly idols” was because they wanted to deviate from the pretty boy image.

* MultiethnicName: Nichkhun Buck Horvejkul (นิชคุณ Buck หรเวชกุล), as per Thai standards.

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* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish:
** Jaebeom grew up in Seattle, Taecyeon lived in Massachusetts for seven years, while Nichkhun studied in New Zealand and in California.
** Because most of his high school friends studied overseas and spoke in English, Jun. K decided to learn English as well. He self-studied and got some help from trainees who knew how to speak English.
** The other three members have a good English accent, but have limited vocabulary.
** Wooyoung surprised audiences with his English speaking skills in [[Series/DreamHigh Dream High]]. Turns out, in addition to his own efforts, Nichkhun and Taecyeon helped him out.
* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: All the members can speak in conversational Japanese and basic English.
** In one of Jun. K’s solo performances in Hong Kong, he introduces himself and greets the audience in perfect Chinese, but suddenly switches over to English, saying that those are the only things he knows to say in Chinese.
** Nichkhun, besides his native Thai, can speak Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese.
** Taecyeon can speak in English, Japanese, and Spanish.
** Chansung and Junho are good in speaking Japanese due to solo activities (Chansung appearing in dramas, Junho performing as a solo artist).
** Junho sang for two Chinese drama soundtracks, one of which he recorded with Vanness Wu, who was surprised at Junho's Chinese language skill. Chansung was a regular cast member of two Chinese variety shows.
** Their aptitude for languages was shown in a V Live broadcast promoting Jeju Island:
--> '''Jun. K:''' First, Nichkhun, can you say, "Please come to Jeju Island." in Thai for us?
--> '''Nichkhun:''' ''(in Thai)'' Come to Jeju Island!
--> '''Jun. K:''' Then, in English, please.
--> '''Nichkhun:''' You can say that.
--> '''Jun. K:''' ''(in English)'' Come to Jeju Island!
--> '''Jun. K:''' Then, in Japanese.
--> '''Junho:''' ''(in Japanese)'' Everyone, please come to Jeju Island!
--> '''Jun. K:''' Chansung will say it in Chinese.
--> '''Chansung:''' ''(in Chinese)'' Everyone, come to Jeju Island.
--> '''Junho:''' Then, in Busan dialect... Gyeongsang, Jeolla, do all the dialects.
--> '''Wooyoung:''' What is this? [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue Why am I the one for all the dialects?]]

* FunWithForeignLanguages: Their songs are in Korean and Japanese, with [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish English]] lyrics mixed in.

* JapaneseHonorifics: When referring to each other, they use "-san" or "-kun". The young boys sometimes refer to the old boys as "aniki".

* NoPronunciationGuide: Nichkhun Horvejkul name is actually pronounced as “ni-ch-kun ho-ra-we-ch-kul” in Thai (or “ni-chi-kun ho-reu-be-chi-kul” as Taecyeon writes it in Korean), but was read as “nik-kun hor-vej-kul” due to the name’s spelling in English.

* IconicLogo: Their [[http://www.allkpop.com/upload/2017/04/content/2PM_1491535579_2pmlogo.jpg current logo]] combines 2, P, and M in the shape of a heart.

** Nichkhun takes it UpToEleven with the song "Umbrella": it has Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, and Thai versions.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The members usually dye their hair in shades of yellow, brown, and black.
** Junho dyed his hair in light purple and light yellow during "Go Crazy!" promotions. For his Japanese solo albums, he had his hair in bright yellow (FEEL), orange (SO GOOD), bright red (LAST NIGHT), black with purple, blue, and pink highlights (DSMN), and light yellow (HYPER). His hair is always in a different color, which is why fans are surprised that he goes for black hair during his Winter Sleep promotions.
*** [[Music/GOT7 GOT7]]’s Bambam even dyed his hair in fluorescent green after Junho suggested it.
** Chansung and Taecyeon have had their hair in red.
** Jun. K had his hair in bright orange for the "Go Crazy!" promotions.
** Wooyoung dyed his hair in light yellow/white during "Sexy Lady". Besides that, his hair has been in red, orange, dark gray, ash purple, and a combination of green and yellow.
*** He once had brown hair with blue, green, yellow, and orange highlights all at the same time.
*** He also had dark brown hair with highlights in different shades of blue and purple.

'''Inactive:'''

* Detective Cha Gunwoo in ''Who are You?'' (2013)
* Chef Woncheol in ''Marriage Blue'' (2013)

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Some of their music videos, especially from the Grown era, are pretty suggestive. A lot of their songs, such as "Hands Up" and "Go Crazy!" get banned due to the nature of the lyrics. "Hands Up" even has a "clean version", with the alcohol references thrown out.

The group is currently on hiatus due to 4 out of 5 Korean members enlisting in the military. The remaining members are active as [[SoloSideProject solo artists/actors]]. Eldest member Jun. K was supposed to enlist first, but due to a stage accident during the group's final concert before entering hiatus, the concert was moved and his enlistment was moved to 2018. Despite being in the military service, Taecyeon served as the emcee for some events and live shows for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

* Jun. K [[note]]Enlisted on May 7, 2018[[/note]] (Kim Minjun[[note]]Birth name Kim Junsu, former stage name Junsu[[/note]], born January 15, 1988) – Main Vocalist
* Wooyoung[[note]]Enlisted on July 9, 2018[[/note]] (Jang Wooyoung, born April 30, 1989) - Main Dancer, Lead Vocalist